New Custom Mounting Brackes for Aqua Illuminations LEDs and EcoTech Radion
 

New on our website today is our custom LED mounting brackets for AI Sol, Nano, Vega and EcoTech Radions. Hang those LEDs in style with these cool brackets available in Black, White and Silver and customizable for your tank.

These will be listed for $75 however there will be $65 introductory sale price for the next 2 weeks :) http://www.modularled.ca/custom-hanging-bracket/

See below for pictures. I dont have any Radion pictures yet but also available for those.

Credit goes to nanomano for the inspiration and The Grizz for well everything else :)

• Each bracket is customisable in width and height and can be futher adjusted once installed.
• Swivel head so your fixture can be orientated both short side front and long side front.
• Each bracket comes with 3 positioning holes for further adjustment of the LED fixture placement.
• Made from 1 inch square steel to support the heaviest loads.
• Power cables can be hidden inside the bracket for some LED models.
• Available in a variety of colors.

How to calculate size:

• Width: The width of your bracket is the distance over your tank from the back of your stand plus 3/8 inch for the mounting plate to the nearest inch.
• Height: The heigh if your brackket is the height of your tank + the height the fixture will hang above your tank plus 2 inches for the mounting plate (you may wish to add a few inches to the height for adjustment).

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oh man totally called it, but seriously this is awesome. well done, well done.

dont forget my 7% for the designing ;) just kidding

I'm loving mine so far, though we may have to incorporate some plugs for the base of the arm that seal the tube once the wire is in, to avoid any moisture getting inside

How do these attach to the stand and what kind of weight can they support. If I wanted to have one come up on the right side of my tank to hold two radions over a 4' tank would this be possible?

How do you move the fixture front-to-back? Do you need to move the bolt into a new position or does it slide?

they mount directly to the back of the stand, I mounted mine to the 2x4 frame for support. I'm not sure how much weight, I think that depends on how well you mount it, mine can support about 40lbs but thats all I checked. I used 3/8" lagg bolts to secure it to the stand along with washers

My problem is I dont have much space behind the tank because of a c2c external overflow and I need both lights to be balance over the tank. I also have a small metal stand with not much to attach to. Maybe I need to talk to Grizz about a custom job.

This idea looks like the same thing Brad did. I believe lastlight did something similar as well. When I had my stand built I had the sleves incorporated into the stand so I had the option of hangers too.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...=66389&page=15

It's a great idea non the less.

same idea, just tweaked I suppose. so far I'm finding it very functional, and clean! and since mine was the prototype/original design, now Greg can probably tweak that to suit just about anyones needs :)

If you could post a picture of the mounting bracket maybe I can make something work.

More pictures on the website.

No they do not slide right now its only for fine adjustment the light should already be centered over your tank so the bolt can be removed and adjusted forwards or backwards for some finer adjustment.

However that is a good idea and I might have a slider incorporated.

Made it onto the Marine Engineers Blog today :)

http://marine-engineers.org/2012/02/...ion-xr30w-led/

Nice! :mrgreen: I actually had a worth while Idea after all! thanks to Greg again for making it a reality, and you martin as well for all you have done

Updated for some Radion pictures.

I guess I should jump in here for a few answers to a couple questions if you don't mind Martin.

First , we have made the mount bracket for the light so it would be dead center of your tank provided you supply the proper measurements. If needed you can move the light forward or back 1".

Second, if we make the light bracket adjustable it might damage the paint causing it to rust eventually. We wanted to keep them simple to build with just a few supplied measurements & keep the cost the same for simplicity.

More customized brackets could be available but cost would be a little more, but Martin & I have not really discussed how to handle that situation yet.

TESTIMONIAL!

This is a great mount, I love the fact that I can raise it out of the way to tinker with things, and that it allows me to hide all the cables. Greg did an awesome job on this, and I highly recommend it to anyone in the market for a nice clean way to mount their leds. its a great price too, as you will pay close to $90 for the mounting rails and suspension kits combined, and that kit doesnt allow for any cable managment.

Congrats Martin on a great new product, and to Greg as well, for perfecting the design :)

Hello, I'm interested in purchasing one of these, however, my LEDs are not any of the fixtures your bracket supports but I do see a hanging kit option. How does this hanging kit attach to the arm, may I ask?

Martin is in sunny Mexico so I will answer your question.

These brackets do not use the hanging kit at all, they attach directly to the fixture to make it a solid mount. What kind of fixture do you have? How does the hanging kit attach to your fixture?

I just bought a new Nano-box-reef 12" fixture from Dave and it has two attachments for hanging wires. I don't think I can (or really want to) drill holes in the casing to attach to the bracket.

it looks like this:
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...s453/photo.jpg

but with wires already on the silver attachments.

If it doesn't use the hanging kit at all, why does the website have a hanging kit option for the bracket type?

Thanks.

do the hanging screws screw out? or are there any threads on them?

The hanging screws do screw out and the holes are tapped. I know what you're thinking though and it wouldn't work because the electrical wire runs directly in between the two holes and would obstruct the metal plate used to attach to the fixture.

The web site has the hanging kit because some people like to just hang the fixture from the ceiling. These are a different option for people that dont want to dill in to there ceiling and have cables visable.

Let me think on this I know I can come up with something that will work. Can you get me a shot close up that shows the top of the fixture from the front side not from the top.

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...P_000044-1.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k.../WP_000046.jpg
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k.../WP_000045.jpg

Here you go..

Are the cable permanent? or can they be removed? whats there when removed? I will not let this beat me, I WILL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT!!!:biggrin:

Not sure which cable you're asking about:
Hanging cables attachments can be removed, they just screw on. Once removed, there are holes which I can screw something else into it. I know this is probably the most viable way to use those brackets, but the problem is the electrical cable is in the way of the metal plate. I have thought of using a washer/spacer and use longer screws to attach it. However, the hole on the left is quite close to the electric cable as in the pic, so the washer/spacer needs to a specific size/shape. Knowing my hardware stores, I don't think I can find something as specific as that...

Electrical cables, not sure why you want to remove it, but I don't think it's removable.

not a problem, that would be easy for Greg to work around I'm sure. he's a pretty crafty fellow

I also thought about this idea.

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk11/Kryos453/1.jpg

but I'm worried about the structural integrity (strength) of the narrow parts of the bar at 1. between the hole and the nick for the cable. and 2. the part holding the left end to the centre.

how much does the light weigh? I personally dont see it being a risk. thats 1" flat bar

I'm not sure how much it weighs exactly, but it's chassis is 1/8" Aluminum, and the heatsink is aluminum as well I believe.

If you ask me, I'd say it'd weigh a couple pounds (hand estimate), so each side of the plate would need to hold up ~1 pound.

That is what I was thinking of as well but not an 'L' shaped notch just a straight slot at a bit of an angle. If I made it out or 1 1/2" x 1/4" flat bar it would last longer then the light.

Hey guys, sorry I added the hanging kit as an option without actually explaining it properly. A hanging kit will work with these brackets as well if you want to use one of those. See picture below. Butterfly insert from the hanging kit goes inside the mount. The hanging kit is sold separately however. The one pictured here goes for $44.95 its a pretty good one http://www.modularled.ca/ai-hanging-kit/

If using a hanging kit is better to have 2 arms supporting the light to keep it steady. 2 arms plus one hanging kit is what you would need.

You can also send a diagram as I see you have done for the more solid mounting.

http://applications.ccusa.com/martin/hangingkit.jpg

I've done a mockup with measurements:
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...racket_Bar.jpg

the three small holes are 1/4" in diameter and the larger hole for the slit is 1/2" in diameter as per the holes on my light fixture.

The part circled in red measures to be 1/8" thick, do you think there will be any problems holding up the lights with it being that thin?

Thanks,

Hi Kryos, there should not be a problem with that. The 1/8 will be fine as that is not really a stress point in it and it is really sturdy steel anyways. Just quote this thread with your order and I will make sure to pass the graphic on.

Thought I would share what I have done for my Radion's. I made this out of aluminum angle bar. Drilled it and notched out where the controls are on my Radion's. Works awesome!

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/b...u/IMG_1520.jpg

Martin would you be able to sell me something that would fit for my 30 gallon cube? The plumbing is in the back so i would need the mounting bracket to fastened at the exterior edges of the tank stand. I cant find mounting brackets anywhere online that ship to canada. Any input would be much appreciated!

Here is a pic of the back of my tank

Yea shouldn't be a problem. So you want to mount it on the side right? Feel free to give me a call and I can discuss it with you. Number is on the Contact page on our website.

Looks great! Some black gloss spray paint from HD or somewhere does a good job of matching to the color of the Radions.

Sounds good, I will give you a call tomorrow once i make the necessary measurements etc. Thanks for the quick response and your help! :mrgreen: